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...Hint at it. Hint again. Say it. Yesterday, there were multiple leaks that Bush would take a whack at Malaysia's retiring Prime Minister for his ludicrous statements about Jews this week. Then Bush did it "privately." Then they leaked it again. More proof that administrations like leaks when it suits them...
...Chen assumes a bit of Andy Lau's cold-blooded charm. The focus is on the grownups: Anthony Wong's borderline-rogue police inspector; and Eric Tsang's joyful triad tough, who goes from being a naive mid-level criminal to a malevolent little (and powerful) toad, willing to whack any and all enemies. Given room to act by a story that stresses character rather than plot, both add depth to their memorable performances in the original...
...charge, typically 4.5% to 5.75%, that you pay your broker when you buy. B shares charge nothing when you buy but nick you for as much as 6% if you sell in the first six to eight years. C shares usually charge nothing when you buy or sell but whack you with fat annual fees of nearly 2% the whole time you own them...
...debate rages as to whether housing prices have got out of whack with reality--like Internet stocks four years ago--and are likely to collapse in the next year or two. I'm not convinced. An increase in the rates of immigration and household formation are fueling demand, and the lowest interest rates in 45 years are keeping houses affordable. Even as home prices rose nearly twice as fast as disposable income last year--and mortgage debt surged 13%--total monthly consumer-debt service remained remarkably stable...
...revenues of that land, go to other sources,” Levy said. “They don’t want to see to money come back into the Authority...when they’re trying to balance a budget thats 3 billion dollars out of whack...